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The De-Evolution of the Human Race
Evolution has promoted the human race to an arrogant status. From a humble fishling we have evolved into primates before finally attaining today’s form. Evolution has seen to it that we develop superior communication and intellectual skills. We have transformed our early lands into the spawning metropolises we see today and our forests and jungles are constantly being flattened to make room for civilization.
I remember a CARE advertisement playing on The Discovery Channel, which really sticks to my mind. The advertisement began by displaying pictures of many endangered species as well as their destroyed habitats along with a narration of the problems these animals face. What really sticks out in my mind is the closing sentence, “Because of all the living things on Earth, we are the only ones capable of protecting them”.
This was before I saw the following news articles, which made me rethink how evolution has really fucked up the human race. Instead of playing custodian to the vast and beautiful creatures we share the Earth with, we have, as a race degraded to a point where arrogance and masochism presides over the care that we have for nature.
For a long time we have been slaughtering animals for our very own consumption and although the initial slaughters were brutal, laws have been passed for the slaughter and culling of animals to be more humane. It is socially accepted that Chickens, Pigs, Goats, Cows, Fishes and Ducks are ‘meant’ for general consumption but there are also cases of people consuming Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, Turtles, Sharks, Ostriches, Elephants, Monkeys etc.It is as if we have been teleported back to the days where man dwelled in caves, dressed in nothing but loincloths, wielding clubs, killing anything they encounter in their hunt for food. But then again, back in those days, hunting was for survival, these days survival needs can easily be met by wiping out some cash in exchange for food. So it is unintelligible why some people would defy societal norms by consuming Dogs or Snakes as an alternative diet.Recently I read a news article titled “Snake Bite Chicken Off the Menu”, curious about such a title I clicked on the link. What I was about to read defies all societal norms and would surely upset animal rights activists.It seems some restaurants in China, specifically in the Guangdong region, has started offering alternative poultry dishes in their menu. Poultry as we all know is a socially accepted consumption avenue but what makes this dish special is the way in which the chickens were slaughtered.
A video link (http://you.video.sina.com.cn/b/21145091-1405053100.html) on the news website showed how the restaurant's chefs prepared the chickens for the diners. The video depicted a man, probably the chef, forcibly restraining a live chicken by stepping on its feet with his right hands clamping down on its neck so it couldn't move even if it wanted to. On his other hand he is holding the head of a live venomous snake. Next he forced the snake closer to the chicken's neck inciting the snake's natural defensive instinct which propels the snake to clamp its jaws down on the scrawny necks of its innocent victim. We then see the snake spasm as it forces its venom into the neck of the chicken.
 
As the venom spreads in the chicken, we can only imagine the amount of pain and suffering it is feeling as the chef explained the proceedings to the diners. At one point the chef is quoted saying the head of chicken where the venom is injected is the tastiest part because all the venom is concentrated at that particular region. As the venom emanates we can see the chicken's head slowly turning color as if swelling up into a big red balloon as its life slowly dwindled away.
As the chef and diners were chatting, he is forcefully de-feathering the, at this point still very much alive chicken. As if the chicken wasn't in enough pain already.
Apparently such dishes detoxifies the human body but then again so does over-the-counter pills at GNC. Although Chinese authorities are working to pull this dish off the menus it remains to be seen how steadfast and determined they are of this motive.
It has long been known that the Chinese are the savagest of consumers with a tendency to slaughter and make a meal out of dogs, rabbits, monkeys, bears and other animals but this is a new twist to an otherwise normalised dish. I can't even imagine how the first person discovered that chickens killed in this way are particularly tasty and detoxing, and quite honestly i do not want to know. I personally feel this is way too immoral and cruel and obviously there are other ways to detoxify the human body.
This follows the news of a recent spate of rabies spreading in a remote town in Hanzhong. In a bid to erradicate the spread of rabies, which had caused 12 deaths in the city, the Chinese authority has ordered the culling of about 36,000 stray and even 'pet' dogs.
The article showed pictures of villagers chasing dogs across streets with wooden poles and bats in a savage re-enactment of cavemen hunting expedition. This latest decree by the authorities has incited the wrath of international animals rights groups criticising China of being cruel and inhumane, saying that millions and millions of other animals raised for their pelt and meat, including cats and dogs, are mistreated and inhumanely killed.
  Villagers chasing and beating stray dogs with wooden poles. Owner of a pet dog refusing to give it up to enraged villagers, with tears in her eyes pleading for the villagers to spare her Dou Dou crying, "My Dou Dou will not bite anybody!" Mass culling of dogs Pet Chihuahua not spared  Living condition of dogs raised for their meat
It seems that the instruction to murder all stray and pet dogs was made impulsively and without much consideration or research/consultation. This is because experts have said that the mass removal of dogs actually increases the movements of other dogs of unknown disease statuses migrating in from neighboring regions. So instead of eradicating the rabies problem, the Chinese authorities are actually facilitating disease transmission and increasing the threat to human and animal health.
In a bid to end the cruel cullings and seek attention from animal rights groups one pet owner has filmed the death of his own dog. Due to the graphic nature of the video and the fact that i am an animal lover, i will refrain from posting this video on our blog.
The video depicts a scene that would make even the most ardent animal 'hater' wince.
Pathetically unaware that it is just 30 seconds from death, a dog stands wagging its tail expectantly as three men carrying long bamboo poles edge towards it on a dusty village track. There is a second's pause before the first blow, delivered from behind, lands on the dog's neck. It yelps in surprise and pain then scrambles back and forth in panic as the poles crack down again and again, shattering its spine.To the laughter of his colleagues, one man steps forward and delivers the coup de grace: a deadly blow that cracks the skull.
China is only just drafting out its 'First' laws to recognise animal welfare while the rest of the civilised world are already ten steps ahead and know that such care and concern for animals shouldn't even need to be written in law. Instead such acts should have come from basic human nature over the course of our evolution.
If a law needs to be passed and people instructed on how to act around animals, really how different are we from cavemen?
"Control yourself, take only what you need from it." - MGMT, Kids
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